You Are Not Alone

Everyone is going through something.

One of the reasons I share deep things on the internet is in hopes to show at least one person that they aren’t alone. I’ve lost count of the number of times that I thought I was the only one dealing with something. Something that no one would understand so I kept it to myself. I’ve learned especially in recent years that you aren’t the only one that it is happening to.

In this world, one of the biggest things we want is to be understood and seen for who we are.

I have recently joined this huge group chat, which if any of you end up reading this just know now you have a chance to be written about. We are all over eighteen so we are going through similar things in life. Though we are strangers we have already grown into our own little family.

A lot of us are in harder situations where we feel alone. I know I was feeling extra distanced from people when I had joined this chat. For a couple of days, it was one of the things getting me through since at times COVID has been hard for my people loving self.

This group chat is full of people who have a deep love for Criminal Minds. Yes, I am talking about this show again and I can promise you it won’t be the last time. The thing about people who love this show is yes the entire cast is gorgeous but it gives us something that so many of us long for. A family. The cast is one of the most close-knit casts I have ever seen. Their real-life relationships can be seen on screen through their characters. The show just ended but all of the cast members wouldn’t hesitate to do another season because they already miss everyone so deeply.

I know how it feels to be alone. It is hard. I know how it feels to be loved by people who love me for me. Thankfully a few of those people are in my immediate life and not across the world. Not everyone has that.

That is why I speak about things that some people think shouldn’t be talked about, especially in a public way. I started healing once I knew and believed that I wasn’t alone. For me, I learned a lot of that through entertainment and the internet.

Healing is a constant battle that may never be fully won. While I am healing myself, I can see people who are in places I once was. I like to think I can help them, even if it’s in a small way.